Assam: Adult Leopard Trapped in a Cage in a Tea Garden

MARIANI: In a bid to ensure the well-being of the people of the locality and protect both humans and leopards from possible human-animal conflict, the forest department had set up and a leopard got caught in this trap.

The incident took place in the Kakojan Tea Estate in the Naksari locality of the Mariani religion. A wild leopard had been moving around in the tea garden and causing terror among the residents and workers. After several requests from the local people, the forest department finally deployed a cage to trap the wild animals.

And just a day later, the plan turned out to be a success as a fully grown leopard was caught in the trap. The local people have however mentioned that there are several more leopards prowling the tea garden area and it remains to see if the forest department and other concerned authorities can take due action to protect both the humans and animals of the region.

Previously, a full-grown leopard was caged at Chabua in Dibrugarh after the forest department placed a iron cage at Paniera village in Chabua. Sources said the leopard was wandering in Chabua and surrounding areas creating panic among the villagers for a long time. The forest department officials visited the village and with the help of villagers successfully captured the leopard at Paniera village in Chabua by using a cage.

“The leopard was creating a terror in our locality for last several days. The leopard took away many of our domestic animals. We have informed about the incident to forest department and they placed a cage at the village where the animal was last spotted. At last the bag cat was successfully caged,” said a local resident. The leopard was later released into the wild. Earlier on Sunday, August 27, another leopard was captured by the forest department officials in the same location. With two leopards being captured within a week, villagers heaved a sign of relief.

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